boraginaceous
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Boraginaceae + -ous
Adjective
[edit]boraginaceous (comparative more boraginaceous, superlative most boraginaceous)
- (botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many other pestiferous plants.
References
[edit]- “boraginaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.